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Originally Posted by Bearcat
A server at Toppling Goliath (whatever it's worth/however outdated) said they require refrigeration throughout the process, so they're pretty picky who they work with and where their beer goes, so maybe one reason it's still pretty damn good a few months later.
As someone who does the opposite and compares stouts as they age, it would be interesting to do the opposite and see how much better an IPA is fresh, then give it some time. Can't say I drink enough IPAs to really notice (or at least not enough fresh).
I forgot to check dates on cans when grabbing a few in Florida for a buddy... they were a few months old and he wouldn't even take them.  Serious business. |
Yeah, most quality breweries have great intentions, but like you mentioned further down in this thread, they can't control the quality down the road.
Funny you mention comparing IPAs to compare fresh to not so fresh, because I did that this year. I saved one can from Parish's DDH Ghost release in May, knowing they'd likely release it again late November. I kept the can in the fridge the entire time. And popped it open with a fresh can from November's release, the night I got home from picking up the November cans.
The May can held up enough to still be drinkable, but the fall-off was definitely noticeable. There was a lot less carbonation and even my wife noticed a staleness to the hops. And that's with it being fridge stored.
I'm not a super asshole about dates, but I do try to drink IPAs as fresh as possible, and I will always prefer stores/breweries that keep the cans cold in storage.